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Chinese Claim That World Accepts Its Organ Transplant System Is Rebutted

The head of the Transplantation Society said that the decades-long practice of using the organs of executed prisoners, which China says has stopped, had horrified the rest of the world.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 19, 2016
Hong Kong Objects to Alien Presence in Its Skyline (No, Not the Spaceship)

A poster for the movie “Arrival” depicts an otherworldly craft above Hong Kong’s harbor, but it’s the tower in the foreground that’s really out of place.

By ALAN WONG

Aug. 19, 2016
Choice of Hong Kong for Organ Transplant Meeting Is Defended

Organizers said the move did not signify international acceptance of China’s transplant system, which long relied on organs from executed prisoners.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 18, 2016
Where Mao Meets the Mundane: Everyday Life in a Bygone China

The historian Covell Meyskens discusses his blog, where he displays photos and other documents from the first decades of Communist rule.

By IAN JOHNSON

Aug. 17, 2016
Revamped Chinese History Journal Welcomes Hard-Line Writers

The new editors of the magazine, Yanhuang Chunqiu, appear likely to remake what had been one of the few remaining outlets for liberal political opinion in China.

By CHRIS BUCKLEY

Aug. 17, 2016
Uninhibited Chinese Swimmer, Discussing Her Period, Shatters Another Barrier

Fu Yuanhui, already a media star for her exuberant style, broke a taboo among female athletes by telling an interviewer she had her period at the Olympics.

By EMILY FENG

Aug. 16, 2016
China Faces a Surge in Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds

The nation’s embrace of Western foods like red meat and soda has exacerbated the problem, researchers from Harvard University found.

By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ

Aug. 15, 2016
Chinese Court Upholds Ruling Against Historian Who Questioned Tale of Wartime Heroes

The decision, over a story about five Communist soldiers said to have fended off Japanese troops during World War II, continues a crackdown on dissenting views.

By KIKI ZHAO

Aug. 15, 2016
A Writer’s Quest to Unearth the Roots of Tibet’s Unrest

Jianglin Li examines recent Tibetan protests against Chinese rule against the backdrop of the military campaigns and repression of the 1950s.

By LUO SILING

Aug. 14, 2016
More Openly Gay Olympians Than Ever, but No Chinese Among Them

The absence of Chinese athletes “shows that the environment isn’t here for sexual minorities to come out yet,” a spokesman for an advocacy group said.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 12, 2016

Contentious Issues Will Follow Sun Yang and Mack Horton Into Olympic Pool

Mr. Horton, of Australia, called Mr. Sun, of China, a “drug cheat” and then defeated him to take Olympic gold. The two meet again in the water on Friday.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 11, 2016
The Exuberant Chinese Swimmer Who Has Become a Star at Rio

Fu Yuanhui won a bronze medal for China in the 100-meter backstroke and has won fans for her unabashed joy at competing in the Games.

By AUSTIN RAMZY

Aug. 11, 2016
‘Lethal Weapons’ for Chinese Feet, but Without a Feminist Debate

The shoe choices of Britain’s new prime minister have fashion lovers in China talking. But feminist discussions about high heels are largely absent in the country.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 10, 2016
Ai Weiwei’s Animal Heads Offer Critique of Chinese Nationalism

The heads, on display at Princeton University, are replicas of zodiac heads once at the Old Summer Palace and are a commentary on historical memory.

By EDWARD WONG

Aug. 10, 2016
Reconstructing Taoism’s Transformation in China

Terry F. Kleeman has published the first book in a Western language on the founding of Taoism as a formal religion, rooted in earlier philosophical texts.

By IAN JOHNSON

Aug. 8, 2016
Weighing the Strengths and Shortcomings of China’s Education System

The economist Scott Rozelle, who wrote a study that challenges popular conceptions of Chinese education, explains why high schools are doing a better job than colleges.

By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ

Aug. 5, 2016
China’s Straddling Bus, on a Test Run, Floats Above the Streets

A colossal, street-straddling bus came a step closer to reality this week, when a prototype went for a trial run of a few hundred yards.

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and EMILY FENG

Aug. 4, 2016
China Reins In Communist Youth League, and Its Alumni’s Prospects

The league has served as a cradle for generations of Chinese leaders, who rose through it into the high ranks of the party.

By CHRIS BUCKLEY

Aug. 3, 2016
Taiwan’s President Apologizes to Aborigines for Centuries of Injustice

“We must tell the truth,” President Tsai Ing-wen said. “And then, most importantly, the government must genuinely reflect on this past.”

By AUSTIN RAMZY

Aug. 1, 2016
China’s Cheating Husbands Fuel an Industry of ‘Mistress Dispellers’

Typically hired by a scorned wife, services coach women on how to save their marriages, while inducing the mistress to disappear.

By EMILY FENG and CHARLOTTE YANG

July 29, 2016

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Chinese Claim That World Accepts Its Organ Transplant System Is Rebutted

The head of the Transplantation Society said that the decades-long practice of using the organs of executed prisoners, which China says has stopped, had horrified the rest of the world.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 19, 2016
Hong Kong Objects to Alien Presence in Its Skyline (No, Not the Spaceship)

A poster for the movie “Arrival” depicts an otherworldly craft above Hong Kong’s harbor, but it’s the tower in the foreground that’s really out of place.

By ALAN WONG

Aug. 19, 2016
Choice of Hong Kong for Organ Transplant Meeting Is Defended

Organizers said the move did not signify international acceptance of China’s transplant system, which long relied on organs from executed prisoners.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 18, 2016
Where Mao Meets the Mundane: Everyday Life in a Bygone China

The historian Covell Meyskens discusses his blog, where he displays photos and other documents from the first decades of Communist rule.

By IAN JOHNSON

Aug. 17, 2016
Revamped Chinese History Journal Welcomes Hard-Line Writers

The new editors of the magazine, Yanhuang Chunqiu, appear likely to remake what had been one of the few remaining outlets for liberal political opinion in China.

By CHRIS BUCKLEY

Aug. 17, 2016
Uninhibited Chinese Swimmer, Discussing Her Period, Shatters Another Barrier

Fu Yuanhui, already a media star for her exuberant style, broke a taboo among female athletes by telling an interviewer she had her period at the Olympics.

By EMILY FENG

Aug. 16, 2016
China Faces a Surge in Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds

The nation’s embrace of Western foods like red meat and soda has exacerbated the problem, researchers from Harvard University found.

By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ

Aug. 15, 2016
Chinese Court Upholds Ruling Against Historian Who Questioned Tale of Wartime Heroes

The decision, over a story about five Communist soldiers said to have fended off Japanese troops during World War II, continues a crackdown on dissenting views.

By KIKI ZHAO

Aug. 15, 2016
A Writer’s Quest to Unearth the Roots of Tibet’s Unrest

Jianglin Li examines recent Tibetan protests against Chinese rule against the backdrop of the military campaigns and repression of the 1950s.

By LUO SILING

Aug. 14, 2016
More Openly Gay Olympians Than Ever, but No Chinese Among Them

The absence of Chinese athletes “shows that the environment isn’t here for sexual minorities to come out yet,” a spokesman for an advocacy group said.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 12, 2016

Contentious Issues Will Follow Sun Yang and Mack Horton Into Olympic Pool

Mr. Horton, of Australia, called Mr. Sun, of China, a “drug cheat” and then defeated him to take Olympic gold. The two meet again in the water on Friday.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 11, 2016
The Exuberant Chinese Swimmer Who Has Become a Star at Rio

Fu Yuanhui won a bronze medal for China in the 100-meter backstroke and has won fans for her unabashed joy at competing in the Games.

By AUSTIN RAMZY

Aug. 11, 2016
‘Lethal Weapons’ for Chinese Feet, but Without a Feminist Debate

The shoe choices of Britain’s new prime minister have fashion lovers in China talking. But feminist discussions about high heels are largely absent in the country.

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Aug. 10, 2016
Ai Weiwei’s Animal Heads Offer Critique of Chinese Nationalism

The heads, on display at Princeton University, are replicas of zodiac heads once at the Old Summer Palace and are a commentary on historical memory.

By EDWARD WONG

Aug. 10, 2016
Reconstructing Taoism’s Transformation in China

Terry F. Kleeman has published the first book in a Western language on the founding of Taoism as a formal religion, rooted in earlier philosophical texts.

By IAN JOHNSON

Aug. 8, 2016
Weighing the Strengths and Shortcomings of China’s Education System

The economist Scott Rozelle, who wrote a study that challenges popular conceptions of Chinese education, explains why high schools are doing a better job than colleges.

By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ

Aug. 5, 2016
China’s Straddling Bus, on a Test Run, Floats Above the Streets

A colossal, street-straddling bus came a step closer to reality this week, when a prototype went for a trial run of a few hundred yards.

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and EMILY FENG

Aug. 4, 2016
China Reins In Communist Youth League, and Its Alumni’s Prospects

The league has served as a cradle for generations of Chinese leaders, who rose through it into the high ranks of the party.

By CHRIS BUCKLEY

Aug. 3, 2016
Taiwan’s President Apologizes to Aborigines for Centuries of Injustice

“We must tell the truth,” President Tsai Ing-wen said. “And then, most importantly, the government must genuinely reflect on this past.”

By AUSTIN RAMZY

Aug. 1, 2016
China’s Cheating Husbands Fuel an Industry of ‘Mistress Dispellers’

Typically hired by a scorned wife, services coach women on how to save their marriages, while inducing the mistress to disappear.

By EMILY FENG and CHARLOTTE YANG

July 29, 2016

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